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Association of chronic kidney disease with the spectrum of ankle brachial index the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study).

TitleAssociation of chronic kidney disease with the spectrum of ankle brachial index the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study).
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsIx, JH, Katz, R, de Boer, IH, Kestenbaum, BR, Allison, MA, Siscovick, DS, Newman, AB, Sarnak, MJ, Shlipak, MG, Criqui, MH
JournalJ Am Coll Cardiol
Volume54
Issue13
Pagination1176-84
Date Published2009 Sep 22
ISSN1558-3597
KeywordsAged, Aged, 80 and over, Ankle Brachial Index, C-Reactive Protein, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Disease, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Lipids, Male, Risk Factors
Abstract<p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>This study sought to determine the association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with high ankle brachial index (ABI) measurement and to compare its strength with that of CKD with a low ABI.</p><p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>CKD is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. A high ABI, a marker of lower extremity arterial stiffness, is associated with CVD events and mortality. The association between CKD and high ABI is unknown.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>The CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study) enrolled community-living people >65 years of age and measured kidney function and ABI. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated using equations that incorporated either cystatin C or creatinine, and CKD was defined by estimated GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2). The ABI was categorized as low (<0.90), low-normal (0.90 to 1.09), normal (1.10 to 1.40), and high (>1.40 or incompressible). Multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations of CKD with ABI categories.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Among 4,513 participants, 23% had CKD, 13% had a low ABI, and 3% had a high ABI. In models adjusted for age, sex, race, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, body mass index, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and C-reactive protein, cystatin C-based CKD was associated with both low ABI (relative risk [RR]: 2.0; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.6 to 2.5; p <0.001) and high ABI (RR: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.0 to 2.3; p = 0.03). Results were similar when CKD was defined by creatinine.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>CKD is associated with both the high and the low extremes of ABI in community-living older people. Future studies should evaluate whether arterial stiffness is an important mechanism leading to CVD in people with CKD.</p>
DOI10.1016/j.jacc.2009.06.017
Alternate JournalJ. Am. Coll. Cardiol.
PubMed ID19761940
PubMed Central IDPMC2799242
Grant ListR01AG027002 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
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N01HC75150 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
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